[ad_1] Project Admission has topped more than $10m in investment after signing up a host of major league teams in the first half of 2023. The technology company has attracted a new round of investment, including $3.2m in funding, led by Flyover Capital, with return investor Anthemis. New investors The Raptor Group and Scrum Ventures …
LN, AEG to appeal royalties court ruling
[ad_1] Live Nation, AEG and the North American Concert Promoters Association (NACPA) have filed notice to appeal BMI’s victory in its rate court litigation over royalties paid to songwriters, composers, and publishers by the live concert industry. In March, the music rights organisation prevailed in a New York court in a dispute with Live Nation …
US touring leaders APA and AGI form new mega agency
[ad_1] Leading North American entertainment groups Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) and Artist Group International (AGI) have merged to form a new full-service agency, Independent Artist Group (IAG). Under the terms of the merger, Jim Osborne, president of APA, becomes IAG’s chief executive, with Dennis Arfa, founder of touring agency AGI, becoming chairman of …
High-flying Arsenal Women sets up ticketing forum
[ad_1] Arsenal has responded to the success of its women’s programme by creating a forum to discuss matters such as ticketing and pricing. The Arsenal Women Matchday Forum has been launched in the wake of the club setting a new record attendance in the Barclays Women’s Super League and achieving a first-ever sell-out at Emirates …
Atlanta Braves seeks corporate boost through new partner
[ad_1] Atlanta Braves, the Major League Baseball team, has named TicketManager as its official corporate ticket management partner. Through the partnership, all Braves corporate partners, premium ticket and suite holders and corporate A-List season ticket members will now be able to manage, transfer and run reports on their tickets and events while using TicketManager’s technology. …
Adelaide becomes TodayTix’s latest Australian entry
[ad_1] TodayTix has announced its entry into a fifth Australian city after launching in Adelaide ahead of the debut of Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins. The ticketing platform for theatre and cultural experiences will debut at the Adelaide Festival Centre with the arrival next month of the production that has already played Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. …
LN shareholders reject Rapino pay proposal
[ad_1] Live Nation shareholders have voted against chief executive Michael Rapino’s $139m pay package after rejecting executive compensation proposals. Around 54% voted against the pay plans for the group’s leader and other C-suite executives in a vote earlier this month. Rapino was slated to earn a $12m cash performance bonus for 2022 and stock awards …
Hockenheimring aims for modernisation through new ticketing partner
[ad_1] German racetrack and event venue Hockenheimring has named Vivenu as its exclusive ticketing partner. The racetrack, which has 120,000 spectator seats and attracts approximately 700,000 visitors annually, hosts major motorsports events as well as concerts and festivals. Hockenheimring said the deployment of a flexible, scalable, and secure solution will allow for the simplification of …
Italian leaders join breakaway music trade group Assoconcerti
[ad_1] Live Nation is among the major organisations that have joined the new breakaway industry trade group Assoconcerti. Assoconcerti, which will be officially launched in September, has named Bruno Sconocchia as its first president just weeks after the leading Italian promoter failed in his bid to become head of existing group Assomusica’s president. Turin-based promoter …
European cinema sees strong growth as audiences return
[ad_1] European cinema saw box office takings rise by more than 50% last year, with over 800 million visits across the region. Data collated by the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the trade association representing cinema operators and their national associations across 39 European territories, found that box office reached €5.7bn during 2022-23, an increase …